Neck-yoke center



(No-Model) 3 J. H. HILL.

- NECK YOKE- CENTER. N0. 307,303. Patented Oct. 28, 1884.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

JUSTIN H. HILL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

NECK-'YOKE CENTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 307,303, dated October28,1884.

Application filed October 10, 1883. Renewed August 21, 1884. (No model.)

To alZ whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, JUsrIN H. HILL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in N eclr-Yoke Centers; andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the let-- ters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in neck-yoke centers; andit has for its objects to provide a neat, Strong, and durable article,as more fully hereinafter specified. These objects I attain by the meansillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 representsa vertical sectional view of my invention, and Fig. 2 a side elevationof a detached portion of the same.

The letter A indicates two half-cylinders of metal, which are designedto embrace the' neck-yoke bar. One of said haltcylinders is providedwith a flange, B, which oversets the upper edge of the oppositehalf-cylinder, the parts at the junction being secured together and tothe neck-yoke bar 0 by means of screws D passing through suitableapertures. The said half-cylinders are provided at their lower ends withadjoining lips E, one of which has I a projection, F,wh ich is providedwith a pin or lug, G, or a number of the same, to which is attached astrip of leather or other suitable material, H, by riveting the end ofsaid lug or lugs. The lips E are provided with slots I, which lie injuxtaposition when the parts are in place, and through them passes aleather strap, K, which is folded down on each side .of the strip H, thesaid strips H and K being stitched or otherwise firmly secured together.The letter L indicates the aperture for the pole of the vehicle,extending through both of the strips.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s

The combination, in a ncck-yoke center, of the two halfeylinders, one ofwhich is provided with a flange to overset the upper edge of the other,the two being provided with slotted lips, one of which has a projectionto which is secured a leather strip, and the strip extending through theslots in the lips, the whole secured together and to the neck -yokesubstantially as and for the purposes specified. In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JUSTIN H. HILL.

'Witnesses:

WILLIAM G. WIrrrERELL, CHARLES WHITLOOK.

